Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently suffer from bilateral hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the RO for additional consideration.

The VA determined that the veteran's hearing loss of the right ear does not warrant a disability evaluation in excess of zero percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for peptic ulcer disease, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not show a current disability related to service.

The Board dismissed the claim for clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in rating decisions prior to its November 1982 decision, as those decisions were subsumed by the Board's final decision.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for spondylosis of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.

The VA has denied a compensable evaluation for the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case due to pending issues and evidence. The appeal is currently remanded for additional development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are both due to service, resulting in a grant of service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the invalidation of a previous regulation and because he failed to report for a hearing with a Board Judge in May 2003.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss, finding that it was not attributable to his period of active service or any incident therein.

The veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for heart problems, and thus this claim is dismissed without prejudice.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending requests for evidence and clarification. The case is now being remanded for additional examinations and consideration of the claims.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his medical records and for a PTSD and hearing loss examination.

The veteran's low back pain syndrome is rated at the maximum available under both old and new criteria for intervertebral disc syndrome, resulting in a 60 percent rating. The claim of service connection for bilateral high frequency hearing loss remains pending. The TDIU claim is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service and may not be presumed to be of service onset. The veteran does not currently have a diagnosed disability of PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is not etiologically related to exposure to acoustic trauma in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and reopening of service connection claims are being remanded due to procedural issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for residuals of a cholecystectomy, service connection for bilateral knee disability, and service connection for hearing loss. The Board found no competent evidence linking her current disabilities to events in service.